A Place Like Home

    1971 Port Malabar Blvd Northeast, Palm Bay, FL 32905
    • Assisted Living

    Personalized loving care in home

    I'm very pleased I chose this small, family-like home for my mom. Diane and the attentive, caring staff gave personalized, loving care, helped her settle smoothly, improved her appetite and mood, and provided engaging activities, easy visitation, and a clean, safe, homey setting - I recommend it.

    Loved one of resident
    Jul 2026

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    Reviews

    3.86·(22)

    Overall rating

    1. 5
    2. 4
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    4. 2
    5. 1
    • Care

      4.3
    • Staff

      4.3
    • Meals

      5.0
    • Amenities

      3.0
    • Value

      4.0

    Pros

    • Compassionate, personalized caregiving
    • Family-owned small-home environment
    • Attentive and accommodating staff
    • Engaging activities and planned outings
    • Home-style meals and resident-focused dining
    • Easy and welcoming family visitation
    • Clean, orderly common areas
    • Owner and administrative involvement in care
    • Evidence of resident health stabilization and weight gain
    • Small size fostering familiarity and individualized attention

    Cons

    • Limited on-site medical and nursing coverage
    • Reliance on external providers for clinical services
    • Inconsistent staff professionalism and communication
    • Gaps in medication-management practices
    • Inconsistent wound-care and grooming protocols
    • Dated physical plant with small, dark resident rooms
    • Operational disorganization during admissions and onboarding
    • Odor and sanitation control inconsistencies in some areas
    • Gaps in property-security and handling of missing-item allegations

    Summary of reviews

    Overall impression: Reviews indicate a facility that functions as a small, family-owned residential home with a strong emphasis on personalized attention and day-to-day caregiving. Many families describe warm, hands-on staff and an owner/administration that participates in resident life, creating a family-like atmosphere. For prospective residents who prioritize individualized care, frequent social activities, and easy visitation, this setting is often described as a good fit.

    Care and staff: The dominant positive theme is attentive, compassionate caregiving. Staff are frequently characterized as patient, accommodating, and willing to personalize care; reviewers note individualized attention, help with daily needs, and staff members who engage residents through reading, conversation, and encouragement. At the same time, there are consistent mentions of variability in staff professionalism and communication. Some families describe an organized, welcoming onboarding process and responsive daily contact, while others report chaotic admissions, confusing voicemail/communication practices, and conduct that raised concerns about tone and responsiveness. There are also concerns about medication-management practices, including pressure around medication decisions and unclear protocols; prospective families should ask specifically about medication administration, consent processes, and incident reporting.

    Clinical and medical services: The facility operates with limited on-site clinical staffing — reviewers note infrequent visits from the facility physician and nurse and a reliance on outside providers for specialized services. This model appears to work well for residents who require mostly custodial and social support with intermittent clinical oversight, but it may be insufficient for people needing more continuous medical supervision. Families should confirm the schedule for on-site clinician visits, how outside providers are coordinated, and how changes in clinical status are escalated.

    Dining and activities: Dining is described positively by many families—home-style cooking, attentive meal service, and a resident-focused approach are recurring points of praise. The program offers a range of social and recreational activities (dancing, karaoke, field trips, outings) that contribute to resident engagement and reported improvements in mood and weight for some residents. The small size of the home enables staff to offer more personalized activity planning and frequent outings.

    Facilities and cleanliness: Feedback on the physical plant is mixed. Several reviewers praise clean, orderly common areas and outdoor spaces, while others call attention to an older, dated building with small or darker resident rooms and limited formal living-room-style communal space. There are isolated sanitation and odor-control concerns noted; similarly, some reviews reference inconsistent grooming and wound- or skin-care practices. Those are operational areas to review directly during a tour and through questions about care protocols and staffing ratios.

    Management and operational patterns: Management involvement and owner participation are cited as strengths, contributing to smooth transitions for many residents. Conversely, there are recurring comments about operational disorganization around admissions and onboarding, inconsistent communication with families, and gaps in handling alleged missing-item incidents or similar property-security issues. These patterns suggest variability in administrative processes and that experience may depend on timing and which staff are on duty.

    Notable patterns and decision guidance: The facility is best suited for families seeking a small, home-like setting with a high degree of personal attention and a robust social program. Potential areas of concern meriting direct inquiry are clinical staffing levels, medication protocols and documentation, wound- and grooming-care procedures, admission/onboarding workflows, and property-security/incident-handling policies. A focused tour, meeting with administrative and clinical staff, and asking for written protocols (clinical visit schedules, medication policies, staffing ratios, and incident reporting) will help prospective residents and families determine whether the operational model and physical environment align with their needs.

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    Location

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    A Place Like Home is located at 1971 Port Malabar Blvd Northeast, Palm Bay, FL, 32905.

    About A Place Like Home

    A Place Like Home is a small, bed-and-breakfast style assisted living community in Palm Bay, Florida, licensed for six residents under License #11499. The building has a single-story layout, so it's easy to get around, with wheelchair-accessible showers and ramps for those who need them. Residents live in private or semi-private rooms, and the whole place gives off a cozy, peaceful feeling, helped along by a lush, fenced tropical backyard with a pergola, gazebo, plenty of shade, and a roman fountain. The staff includes a Licensed Clinical Psychologist who's focused on geriatric care, and there's always staff on-site, so residents get personalized help as needed, whether it's bathing, dressing, transfers, medication management, or support with incontinence and diabetes. Meals get served three times a day in a shared dining room, with snacks available and special diets like kosher, vegetarian, or allergy-sensitive choices provided, and there's housekeeping, laundry, and dry cleaning services to keep things tidy.

    This facility is known for keeping things homey, with a lot of family-like banter and social interaction among its small group of residents. People living there get to enjoy both indoor and outdoor common areas, so you'll see folks chatting, playing games in the game room, going on outings, or joining dinner and dancing nights, birthday and holiday parties, or movie nights. Residents get help to stay independent, but there's 24-hour supervision for safety, including an emergency alert system, and no smoking allowed anywhere indoors. The community offers memory care for folks with Alzheimer's and dementia, tailoring activities and personal care plans to what each person needs, always focusing on helping people help themselves. Nurses, a nurse on call, and a doctor on call are available, plus physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Transport's provided for shopping trips, medical appointments, local events, and the facility sits near Babcock Street and US Hwy 1 on Port Malabar Blvd, making it pretty convenient for families to visit or get to nearby cafes and parks.

    Residents can bring their pets, enjoy WiFi or cable TV in common areas, and take part in a full schedule of onsite and offsite activities, community-sponsored programs, and support for daily living. The facility is gated for security, keeps a strict focus on safety, and encourages meaningful social engagement every day. There's resident parking, help with move-in, and both hospice and respite care for those who need it, as well as adult day care for people who want support during the day but don't live there full time. A Place Like Home tries to create a warm, charming, and nurturing place for seniors to stay active and connected, with services that adjust as care needs change, letting people age in place without having to move elsewhere. Room furnishings, a photo gallery showing everyday life, special events, and outings make it feel friendly, and care prices start at $2,900 for assisted living and $3,000 for memory care.

    People often ask...

    A Place Like Home offers assisted living and board and care.

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    The full address for this community is 1971 Port Malabar Blvd Northeast, Palm Bay, FL 32905.

    No, A Place Like Home does not offer respite care. Respite care in assisted living communities provides temporary, short-term relief for primary caregivers by offering professional care for their loved ones. It allows individuals to stay in an assisted living community for a limited time, giving caregivers a break while ensuring residents receive necessary support and assistance with daily activities.

    Safety & Compliance

    In Florida, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) licenses assisted living facilities and publishes the results of its standard, complaint, and monitoring inspections.

    License number11967480
    StatusActive
    Facility typeAssisted Living Facility
    Capacity6 residents
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    Inspection Reports

    34

    Reports

    0

    Type A Citations

    0

    Type B Citations

    17

    Complaints

    14

    Years

    10 Nov 2025Complaint
    Found no deficiencies at the time of the survey.
    • A0001DEFINITIONS
    19 Aug 2025Complaint
    Found that required adverse incident reports were not documented as submitted to the Agency within the specified timeframes.
    • Class 3A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • Class 3A0084TRAINING - ASSIS SELF-ADMIN MEDS & MED MGMT
    • ZZ821REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
    03 Mar 2025Standard
    Concluded deficiencies were corrected after a follow-up visit.
    08 Jan 2025Standard
    Identified multiple deficiencies related to background screening reporting, resident elopement risk management, and staff training/record-keeping.
    • Class 3A0010ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
    • Class 3A0032RESIDENT CARE - ELOPEMENT STANDARDS
    • Class 3A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    • Class 3A0081TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE
    • Class 3A0082TRAINING - HIV/AIDS
    • Class 3A0090TRAINING - DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS
    • Class 3A0161RECORDS - STAFF
    • CZ814BACKGROUND SCREENING CLEARINGHOUSE
    • CZ816BACKGROUND SCREENING-COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION
    25 Jun 2024Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found the deficiencies corrected at the time of the visit.
    01 May 2024Complaint
    Found deficiencies in admission decisions, medication administration, and emergency power planning. The evidence shows failures to ensure proper admission criteria, proper medication management, and adequate emergency preparedness.
    • Class 3A0010ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
    • Class 3A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    • Class 3A0200EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
    07 Nov 2023Standard
    Concluded that the previously identified deficiency was corrected during the survey.
    • A0001DEFINITIONS
    07 Nov 2023Complaint
    Investigated prior complaints and found the deficiencies corrected during a follow-up visit.
    17 Aug 2023Complaint
    Identified deficiencies in background screening, resident records, and related administrative tasks.
    • Class 3A0025RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION
    • Class 3A0162RECORDS - RESIDENT
    • CZ815BACKGROUND SCREENING; PROHIBITED OFFENSES
    • A0001DEFINITIONS
    • A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    01 Jun 2023Standard
    Investigated a resident elopement and related supervision issues, finding deficiencies in resident supervision and the elopement policy and procedures.
    • A0025RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION
    21 Mar 2023Standard
    Identified deficiencies in supervision of residents, accuracy and completeness of medication records, and adherence to visitation/policy practices.
    • Class 3A0025RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION
    • Class 3A0054MEDICATION - RECORDS
    • CZ821REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION
    • Class 3CZ841IN-PERSON VISITATION
    07 Jul 2021Standard
    Found a deficiency during a desk review; it was corrected at the time of the review.
    18 May 2021Standard
    Identified deficiencies in medication self-administration training; staff failed to complete required annual training and initial 6-hour training.
    • Class 3A0084TRAINING - ASSIS SELF-ADMIN MEDS & MED MGMT
    04 Mar 2021Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    19 Jan 2021Complaint
    Investigated a complaint and found deficiencies that were corrected on site during the visit.
    10 Nov 2020Complaint
    Investigated deficiencies identified in emergency power planning, background screening, and medication administration procedures; multiple items documented as not fully meeting requirements.
    • A0200EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
    14 Aug 2020Complaint
    Identified multiple deficiencies in admission criteria, resident rights, and required documentation, with numerous policies and records not meeting regulatory standards.
    • Class 3A0007ADMISSIONS - CRITERIA
    • Class 3A0008ADMISSIONS - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
    • Class 3A0010ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
    • Class 2A0025RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION
    • Class 3A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • Class 3A0052MEDICATION - ASSISTANCE WITH SELF-ADMIN
    • Class 3A0054MEDICATION - RECORDS
    • A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    • Class 3A0079STAFFING STANDARDS - LEVELS
    • Class 3A0081TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE
    • Class 3A0083TRAINING - FIRST AID AND CPR
    • Class 3A0084TRAINING - ASSIS SELF-ADMIN MEDS & MED MGMT
    • Class 3A0091TRAINING - DOCUMENTATION & MONITORING
    • Class 3A0161RECORDS - STAFF
    • Class 3A0181EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL
    • Class 3A0193MANDATORY TESTING FOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILIT
    • Class 3A0200EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
    • CZ814BACKGROUND SCREENING CLEARINGHOUSE
    • CZ815BACKGROUND SCREENING; PROHIBITED OFFENSES
    • CZ816BACKGROUND SCREENING-COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION
    16 Sept 2019Complaint
    Found no deficiencies.
    16 Sept 2019Standard
    Found no deficiencies during the revisit conducted on 2019-09-17.
    15 Jul 2019Complaint
    Found that staff were not qualified to perform assigned duties, by allowing an unlicensed caregiver to administer a medication that required judgement to a resident.
    • A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    15 Jul 2019Standard
    Investigated a resident elopement risk and found that proper ID was not on the resident's person. Daily determination of elopement risk was not performed.
    15 May 2019Complaint
    Found that any deficiencies were corrected at the time of the survey.
    • Class 3A0025RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION
    • Class 3A0054MEDICATION - RECORDS
    • Class 3A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    15 May 2019Standard
    Found multiple deficiencies related to resident rights, safety planning for elopement, and policies on meals and services.
    • A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • A0032RESIDENT CARE - ELOPEMENT STANDARDS
    • A0093FOOD SERVICE - DIETARY STANDARDS
    • A0152PHYSICAL PLANT - SAFE LIVING ENVIRON/OTHER
    • A0167RESIDENT CONTRACTS
    15 May 2019Complaint
    The investigation found deficiencies in resident care documentation, medication records, and staff staffing standards, including failures to notify physicians about health changes and to maintain proper records.
    • Class 3A0025RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION
    • Class 3A0054MEDICATION - RECORDS
    • Class 3A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    02 Apr 2019Standard
    Investigation found multiple deficiencies related to resident rights, safety, and nutrition, with several findings left uncorrected in prior reviews.
    • A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • A0032RESIDENT CARE - ELOPEMENT STANDARDS
    • A0093FOOD SERVICE - DIETARY STANDARDS
    • A0152PHYSICAL PLANT - SAFE LIVING ENVIRON/OTHER
    • A0167RESIDENT CONTRACTS
    02 Apr 2019Complaint
    Investigated deficiencies in training and safety controls; found failures to obtain required annual nutrition and food service training and to maintain monoxide detectors and proper notice of the Emergency Power Plan.
    • A0085TRAINING - NUTRITION & FOOD SERVICE
    • A0200EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
    30 Jan 2019Complaint
    Investigated and found multiple deficiencies: health assessment not dated, inadequate staff training documentation, absence of a carbon monoxide detector, and incomplete emergency planning notifications.
    • A0008ADMISSIONS - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
    30 Jan 2019Standard
    Identified multiple deficiencies across admissions, rights, contracts, elopement, dietary standards, environment, background screening, and supervision. These findings show failures to meet several regulatory requirements.
    • Class 3A0010ADMISSIONS - CONTINUED RESIDENCY
    • Class 3A0025RESIDENT CARE - SUPERVISION
    • Class 3A0030RESIDENT CARE - RIGHTS & FACILITY PROCEDURES
    • Class 3A0032RESIDENT CARE - ELOPEMENT STANDARDS
    • Class 3A0093FOOD SERVICE - DIETARY STANDARDS
    • Class 3A0152PHYSICAL PLANT - SAFE LIVING ENVIRON/OTHER
    • Class 4A0167RESIDENT CONTRACTS
    • Class 4CZ816BACKGROUND SCREENING-COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION
    • ZZ816BACKGROUND SCREENING-COMPLIANCE ATTESTATION
    07 Nov 2018Complaint
    Identified multiple deficiencies in health assessments, staff training, records, emergency planning, and emergency power readiness.
    • Class 3A0008ADMISSIONS - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
    • Class 3A0078STAFFING STANDARDS - STAFF
    • Class 3A0079STAFFING STANDARDS - LEVELS
    • Class 3A0081TRAINING - STAFF IN-SERVICE
    • Class 3A0084TRAINING - ASSIS SELF-ADMIN MEDS & MED MGMT
    • Class 4A0085TRAINING - NUTRITION & FOOD SERVICE
    • Class 3A0090TRAINING - DO NOT RESUSCITATE ORDERS
    • Class 4A0160RECORDS - FACILITY
    • Class 3A0162RECORDS - RESIDENT
    • Class 3A0181EMERGENCY PLAN APPROVAL
    • Class 3A0200EMERGENCY ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
    • Class 4CZ813RESULTS OF SCREENING & NOTIFICATION IN FILE
    03 May 2017Standard
    Found no deficiencies during a follow-up visit.
    16 Mar 2017Standard
    Identified deficiencies in dietary standards that remained uncorrected. Found an insufficient emergency water supply.
    • Class 3A0093FOOD SERVICE - DIETARY STANDARDS
    21 Jan 2015Standard
    Found no deficiencies during the follow-up visit conducted on January 21, 2015.
    18 Nov 2014Standard
    Identified deficiencies related to health assessments and resident contracts; medication self-administration orders were not clarified for a resident and contracts lacked required provider assessment provisions.
    • Class 3A0008ADMISSIONS - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
    • Class 4A0167RESIDENT CONTRACTS
    27 Nov 2012Standard
    Conducted a licensure survey and found no deficiencies.

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